Windows Server Enterprise and/or x64 editions at RMS

Will it work?
I'm running SBS 2K3 with 4GB RAM (OS Max) on a 3.6Ghz P4 Xeon and this thing
is just hammered. The server hosts one Store Ops DB and the HQ DB, plus HQ
server. It runs an automated backup and hosts Wildfire (a private IM
service).
That's it. I don't run MS Exchange, I do have one printer queue that's
hosted by the server, but it might print 50 pages on a busy day--many days
it's none or just a few.
I do host about 10 users' My Documents folders on the server, but even that
traffic should be pretty easy for the server to handle.
If I buy a new server, I want more than 4GB RAM, and that means that I need
either Windows Server Enterprise Edition or Std Ed. x64. Will RMS run on an
x64 system, or do I need to pony up for Enterprise just to get more RAM?
Tom
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Hammered how?
Busy disks, RAM consumption, CPU, network?
You probably want to put HQ server on a seperate machine
4GB RAM is more than plenty
Cheap and very functional option:
XP PRO or Vista desktop with 3 GBs RAM and HQ server
Waste of money option:
Windows Server Enterprise Edition or Std Ed. x64 with more than 4 GBs
Where is HQ client located?
"Terrible Tom" <tomg@GOFISHrobysfurniture.com> wrote in message
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> Will it work?
>
> I'm running SBS 2K3 with 4GB RAM (OS Max) on a 3.6Ghz P4 Xeon and this
> thing
> is just hammered. The server hosts one Store Ops DB and the HQ DB, plus
> HQ
> server. It runs an automated backup and hosts Wildfire (a private IM
> service).
>
> That's it. I don't run MS Exchange, I do have one printer queue that's
> hosted by the server, but it might print 50 pages on a busy day--many days
> it's none or just a few.
>
> I do host about 10 users' My Documents folders on the server, but even
> that
> traffic should be pretty easy for the server to handle.
>
> If I buy a new server, I want more than 4GB RAM, and that means that I
> need
> either Windows Server Enterprise Edition or Std Ed. x64. Will RMS run on
> an
> x64 system, or do I need to pony up for Enterprise just to get more RAM?
>
> Tom
> --
> Stop fishing for e-mail

I have learned from my reseller that no x64 OS is supported. Enterprise Ed.
is out of the question due to the crazy price. 4GB max RAM for Windows
Server is pathetic.
Hammered = CPU utilization practically never <50%, routinely >70% for hours
at a time. RAM consumption is also not very efficient. SQL server will
gobble up RAM until it's using nearly 2GB, sometime more. Disks seem to be
OK.
HQ client is on a desktop PC. Store Ops and HQ are on the same server,
three remote locations where HQ client in on the Store Ops server.
I am beginning to think that part of my problem is Small Business Server. I
am getting rid of it. I have ordered a new server--quad core Xeon, 4GB RAM,
RAID5 to host the HQ DB and will keep the Store Ops DB on the current server.
I may move HQ client to the Store Ops server, though it is convenient to
have it on a desktop PC.
My configuration has not changed, but the application of HotFix 2.0.0115 has
*really' hurt HQ Client/Server performance.
I have revised my connection schedules so that no two stores are every
connected simultaneously and that has helped.
Tom
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Stop fishing for e-mail
"Frederic Hurlet" wrote:
> Hammered how?
> Busy disks, RAM consumption, CPU, network?
>
> You probably want to put HQ server on a seperate machine
> 4GB RAM is more than plenty
>
> Cheap and very functional option:
> XP PRO or Vista desktop with 3 GBs RAM and HQ server
> Waste of money option:
> Windows Server Enterprise Edition or Std Ed. x64 with more than 4 GBs
>
> Where is HQ client located?
>
> "Terrible Tom" <tomg@GOFISHrobysfurniture.com> wrote in message
> news:117340DF-E1E9-4533-9DA5-02D3F4A97317@microsoft.com...
> > Will it work?
> >
> > I'm running SBS 2K3 with 4GB RAM (OS Max) on a 3.6Ghz P4 Xeon and this
> > thing
> > is just hammered. The server hosts one Store Ops DB and the HQ DB, plus
> > HQ
> > server. It runs an automated backup and hosts Wildfire (a private IM
> > service).
> >
> > That's it. I don't run MS Exchange, I do have one printer queue that's
> > hosted by the server, but it might print 50 pages on a busy day--many days
> > it's none or just a few.
> >
> > I do host about 10 users' My Documents folders on the server, but even
> > that
> > traffic should be pretty easy for the server to handle.
> >
> > If I buy a new server, I want more than 4GB RAM, and that means that I
> > need
> > either Windows Server Enterprise Edition or Std Ed. x64. Will RMS run on
> > an
> > x64 system, or do I need to pony up for Enterprise just to get more RAM?
> >
> > Tom
> > --
> > Stop fishing for e-mail
>
>
>

We have just installed the new hotfix for a group of 40 stores and it has
slowed down our store comms from about 15 minutes to around 4 hours to
process worksheets. The SQL server and the HQ Server boxes have plenty of ram
and are both maxed out for around 8 hours a day. Our IT supplier has no idea
what the problem is and is suggesting we put in another server to balance the
workload.

Well, it's good to hear that I am not alone.
I love that MS puts out a HotFix that can diminish performance dramatically
(15 minutes vs. 4 hours for the same task?!?!?!?!) and not even give you a
heads up about potential performance issues in the ReadMe file.
I have a new server on order and have just started paying an additional
$100/month for increased bandwidth at the HQ location. It's getting better
with the increased bandwidth, and the new server will allow me to move HQ to
dedicated box.
This is a sad story.
--
Stop fishing for e-mail
"Shaun" wrote:
> We have just installed the new hotfix for a group of 40 stores and it has
> slowed down our store comms from about 15 minutes to around 4 hours to
> process worksheets. The SQL server and the HQ Server boxes have plenty of ram
> and are both maxed out for around 8 hours a day. Our IT supplier has no idea
> what the problem is and is suggesting we put in another server to balance the
> workload.

Similare senario for me. Check the number of processing on the server. Mine
had over 100. I added a server, dual quad w/ 8 gb ram, Server 2008 x64 (free
download) and SQL 2005 x64 hosting HQ. Caviot, SQL 08 wont let RMS load. It
runs the database perfect, but with the Vista server, the HQ has issues.
Support was useless at fixing the problem and claimed it was Server 2008,
however, on my workstation that had always run HQ fine, it had the exact same
issues after load XP SP3. Dont download XP SP3 if you use that computer for
HQ. You can not make new items (wont do store side, sales tax, reorder,
etc.) and you cant make worksheets. So, I use the new server to host, run
reports, and do SQL mass changes because it blazes. I use the old server,
and my workstation (after removing XP SP3) to do HQ admin stuff.
"Terrible Tom" wrote:
> Well, it's good to hear that I am not alone.
>
> I love that MS puts out a HotFix that can diminish performance dramatically
> (15 minutes vs. 4 hours for the same task?!?!?!?!) and not even give you a
> heads up about potential performance issues in the ReadMe file.
>
> I have a new server on order and have just started paying an additional
> $100/month for increased bandwidth at the HQ location. It's getting better
> with the increased bandwidth, and the new server will allow me to move HQ to
> dedicated box.
>
> This is a sad story.
> --
> Stop fishing for e-mail
>
>
> "Shaun" wrote:
>
> > We have just installed the new hotfix for a group of 40 stores and it has
> > slowed down our store comms from about 15 minutes to around 4 hours to
> > process worksheets. The SQL server and the HQ Server boxes have plenty of ram
> > and are both maxed out for around 8 hours a day. Our IT supplier has no idea
> > what the problem is and is suggesting we put in another server to balance the
> > workload.

After meeting with out IT vendor, we are now putting in 2 x comms servers for
HQ server (each running 20 stores), a new SQL server (apparently a dual core
xeon 1.86 is not sufficient for RMS SQL), and a new citrix application server
for HQ manager. All in all, we have now spent almost 3 times in servers what
Microsoft advised would run RMS just fine (we have gone from 2 servers to 5
servers). And we have now been advised to upgrade all the store HQ client
pc's aswell, since HQ client apparently cant run on a celeron processor.
Basically microsoft grossly misrepresented the recommended hardware specs
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> I have made an application in VC++ 7.0. Now I would like to prevent the
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Renegade wrote:
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